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“Self to Systems” Learning Series 2023Class is back in session! Join us for our free 2023 “Self to Systems” Learning Series! Through four 45-minute sessions in October and November, journey with ProInspire Director Namira Anani and additional guest hosts through our “Self to Systems” Leadership Model for Race E…
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Leading Systems: Collective Reimagining ResourceAbout Leading Systems for Race Equity Impact At the core of leading systems is a commitment to collective reimagining by taking the risk to envision and pursue together what is possible beyond what any one individual or organization knows or has experienced. It requires deeply understanding two prim…
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Leading People: Centering Relationships ResourceAbout Centering Relationships for Race Equity Impact At the core of leading people is a commitment to centering relationships by prioritizing people over productivity and cultivating a culture of belonging that supports authenticity. It requires building trust and honoring the experiences of others …
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Leading Self: Exploring Identity ResourceAbout Leading Self for Race Equity Impact At the core of leading self is a commitment to exploring identity by devoting time to an ongoing practice rooted in self-awareness and self-compassion. It acknowledges the importance of understanding not just our own identity and lived experiences, but also …
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Leadership Model Lunch and Learn Core Commitment SeriesNow that you’ve downloaded our Self to Systems publication, it’s time to explore what’s core to our Leadership Model. Class is in session! Join us for our Lunch and Learn Core Commitment series. We’re serving up tools to help you learn, adopt, engage, and better understand the four core …
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How are we practicing Collective Reimagining?Part four of our four-part Commit to Shift blog series. “At ProInspire, we have been creating space for people to share their individual experience, and then understand it through the eyes of a collective.“ At ProInspire, we took the last few weeks of December to reflect on what we d…
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Aligning Values: What’s Undermining Your Organization?Part three of our four-part Commit to Shift blog series. “Integrity is choosing courage over comfort; choosing what is right over what is fun, fast, or easy; and choosing to practice our values rather than simply professing them.”– Brené Brown Advancing racial equity within organizations …
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A Conversation on Centering RelationshipsPart two of our four-part Commit to Shift blog series. The format of this blog is in dialogue/interview form, transcribed from an actual recording between Namira and Neriel. “If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up w…
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Exploring Identity: The Day I Found Out I was BlackPart one of our four-part Commit to Shift blog series I vividly remember the day I found out I was Black… It was in the Shaffer’s hallway, as the sunlight pierced through the glass front door. Moments before, I had been playing happily with Emily and Greg. I can still hear the sound of our…
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Why Inner Well-being is Foundational to Race Equity WorkBy: Kate Loving, Manager In our last update back in May, ProInspire Director Bianca Anderson discussed our strategic shift from competencies to leadership practices to build inclusive work environments. Feedback from partners and advisors helped us focus on how and why leadership practices can be a …
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From Competencies to Practices for Race Equity ImpactBy: Bianca Anderson ProInspire began working on this research in 2016, analyzing existing leadership literature, interviewing thought partners, and bringing forth our own knowledge on what it means to lead. We’ve identified 16 practices (previously called competencies) that connect to leading with…
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Our Leadership Competency Model JourneyBy: Monisha Kapila As you may have read on this blog before, ProInspire is conducting research to develop a leadership model that centers equity. The model will define key competencies for social sector leaders, highlight how race equity is part of these competencies, and identify where bias can sho…
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The Design Principles Guiding Our Competency Model DevelopmentBy Sandy Stonesifer, ProInspire’s Advisor for Leadership Development As ProInspire’s CEO Monisha Kapila shared in a blog post earlier this year, we are in the process of defining a competency model for social sector professionals. Our team spent the past few months reviewing existing literat…
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Leading the Way: ProInspire launches development of a competency model for rising social sector professionalsBy Monisha Kapila I am excited to share that ProInspire has launched an initiative to define a competency model for rising social sector professionals, with funding from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The result will be a framework that can serve as a guide for social sector professionals who want …